Whether you enjoy traditional fare or modern flare, dining out this Christmas will be delicious, delightful, and clean-up free!

Christmas Eve at Twin Owls Steakhouse features a special menu at a special price. For $36, enjoy a four-ounce buffalo filet grilled and topped with cranberries and onions with a four-ounce quail stuffed with mandarins and pecans and topped with a mandarin cream sauce. Served with green chile and white cheddar mashed potatoes. Reservations Highly Recommended: 970-586-9344 http://twinowls.net/restaurant-menu-3/

is here, at Boulder Brook! Saturday night, December 13, Dress up in your holiday best or wear your cheesiest holiday sweater and hop on board the free trolley from Boulder Brook to and from the holiday festivities. Enjoy the kick-off party, live entertainment, appetizers and merriment before visiting several favorite Estes Park Taverns.

Tickets include:

attendance to the official kick-off party including hoers d’oeuvres, music, door prizes and costume contest at the Estes Park REsort beginning at 6pm

5 drinks – one at each of the tavern stops.

A signature Tinsel Tavern souvenir

Free shuttle rides from tavern to tavern and to participating lodging properties

Ticket buyers and attendees must be 21 or older and present valid ID at entrance. By purchasing tickets, buyer certifies that he/she is 21 or older. Refunds will not be granted if attendee cannot present valid state-issued ID at event entrance

You are most welcome to cook up a feast in one of our beautiful Suites or enjoy a delicious and abundant Thanksgiving Buffet and have more time to get out and play!

Aspen Lodge Resort & Spa features organic, vegan, and gluten-free options along with wonderful, traditional Thanksgiving fare. Guests enjoy one complementary draft beer or house wine with each dinner. After brunch, enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride around the beautiful property. Relax with homemade spiced cider and cookies in the lobby next to the cozy fire and monumental decorated Christmas tree. Check out the menu: http://www.aspenlodge.net/index.php/package/212-2014-thanksgiving-buffet-menu or make your reservation at 970-586-8133

Everyone will enjoy the traditional, family friendly Thanksgiving buffet feast offered by YMCA of the Rockies featuring turkey, ham, prime rib, lamb, chicken, traditional sides, and stations for soup, seafood, kids and dessert. First seating is at 11a and the last seating is at 2:30p. Bring the whole family. Reservations required. Please call 970-586-3341 Ext. 1378 or visit: http://ymcarockies.org/event/thanksgiving-buffet/

Visit The Other Side for an original take on traditional holiday fare from 11a to 7p with classic oven roasted turkey, hand carved Roast Baron of beef, baked ham, smoked pork loin with braised apples, cod parmesan, shrimp & scallop scampi, and maple pecan glazed wild salmon. Veggies include all the classics plus butternut squash bisque, sweet corn pudding (a flavor sensation) and a large selection of fresh salads, breads, and desserts. Make a reservation: 970-586-2171. See the full menu: http://www.theothersideofestes.com/files/Download/tgmenu14b.pdf

Dress in your holiday best and jump on the Elkhorn Express for the Tinsel Tavern Tour! Starting at the kick-off party, enjoy live entertainment, appetizers and merriment before stepping onto the Elkhorn Express Free Trolley and visit a line-up of favorite Estes Park Taverns.

Tickets include…

• The official kick-off party including hoer d’oeuvres, music, door prizes and costume contest at the Estes Park Resort beginning at 6pm

• 5 drinks, one at each of the tavern stops. Taverns to be announced soon!

Ticket buyers and attendees must be 21 or older and present valid ID at entrance. By purchasing tickets, buyer certifies that he/she is 21 or older. Refunds will not be granted if attendee cannot present valid state-issued ID at event entrance.

Tinsel Tavern Tour Lodging Stops: Stay at an official Tinsel Tavern Tour trolley stop and be picked up at 6:45p for the kick-off party and dropped off at your lodging property at the end of the tour (11p).

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Work it off before the party! Stay with us on Friday evening and join the Costume Optional Dasher 5K Run begins at Bond Park and traverses downtown Estes Park on Saturday morning. Day-of registration begins at 10am in the Town Hall Building (right across from Bond Park.) Race starts promptly at 11am. Everyone is a medal winner at the 400-yard dash fun run for kids 8 and under.

Check out the 2nd Annual Fall Back Beer Festival – A symphony of deliciousness for beer lovers and home brewers, featuring 100 different beers from over 30 Colorado breweries poured by their makers, and, in honor of Learn to Homebrew Day, a number of AHA sanctioned homebrewing clubs will be present pouring and demonstrating their brewing techniques and equipment. See featured breweries here: http://www.fallbackbeerfest.com/#!breweries/c1nei Colorado craft soda breweries will pouring samples for guests of all ages, while Coffee on the Rocks and Dragon Leaf Tea Company introduce their special brews.

Free seminars include Glass Selection and Pouring; a 5 Senses Class and Tasting, and a certified cicerone, will be hosting several seminars throughout the day to teach how to pair food and beer for the ultimate in culinary enjoyment!. Visit Beer for Boobs, Corvus Coffee Roasters (Yes! Beer & Coffee in one glass!) and Craft Brew Clothing and others to explore and learn about every aspect homebrewing!

Shake your booty to live music with the popular Colorado bluegrass band, The Railsplitters, and Denver’s own premier Rockabilly Band, The Atomic Drifters.

Extend the festivities into the evening at Dinner With The Brewers. Several local restaurants will serve delightful food professionally paired with beer flights. Everyone will have a chance to eat, drink, laugh, and learn what kinds of beer bring out the best in your food.

A FREE shuttle will run back and forth to the Estes Park Events Center & Pavilion from downtown Estes Park throughout the day!

Each Sunday afternoon from October 2014 through April 2015, The Estes Park Winter Music Festival provides a wonderful variety of musicians and beautiful music in an informal setting. Enjoy chorale, classic chamber, bluegrass, Celtic, Latin and more!

Music Festival attendees receive a 20% discount for brunch or dinner at the Stanley’s Cascade Restaurant on the day of the concert.

All concerts begin at 2p, unless otherwise stated in advance of the performance. Tickets for upcoming concerts in October and November are already on sale. Single tickets are $10.00 each; children and students are admitted at no charge.

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